Release Information

2xLP 1988 (no label) #RIFLE 1 Made in the UK
2xLP 1988 (no label) #RIFLEPIC 1 Made in the UK
CD 1988 (no label) #RIFLE 1 CD Made in the UK
CD 1988 Jungle/Ministry Of Power #RIFLE 1 CD / EFA 75179 26 CD Made in the UK
2xLP 1988 (no label, but by Jungle) #RIFLE 1 Made in the UK
2xLP 1996 (no label, but by Jungle) #RIFLEPIC 1 Made in the UK
CD 1998 Invisible #INV121 Made in the US

RIFE is an official raw live album recorded in Europe, 1988. The lineup is:
J.G. Thirlwell/Vocals
Algis Kizys/Bass (Swans)
Norman Westberg/Guitar (Swans)
Ted Parsons/Drums (Prong)
Raymond Watts/Keys and Guitar (Pig)

* appears on LP versions only, and titling is as follows:
¹titling used on the plain black vinyl release.
²titling used on the picture disc and CD releases.

Release Notes

This is an official bootleg release (aka auto-bootleg). After the initial releases of the regular black vinyl double-LP (RIFLE 1), the double picture disc LP (RIFLEPIC 1), and the CD (RIFLE CD 1), Jungle / Ministry Of Power was awarded the rights to release 2,000 more copies, split between the three formats, in 1988. On June 29th 1996, Jungle began releasing double picture disc versions again, without consent, thus only 500 copies were made on this run.

Also of note is that there are two very slightly different versions of covers for the plain black vinyl LP releases; one has a flat sticker on the cover and the other a textured sticker on the cover, though both stickers have the same info re: artist, title, performers etc…